How do you simplify #\frac{1235}{5}#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-01T14:09:58

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#1235/5 = 1235 -: 5 = 247#

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Answer 2 · 2017-09-02T05:02:49

#247#

#1235\div5#

Let's split this into two. #1235=1200+35#, so we can do #(1200+35)/5#.

Now we make 2 separate fractions from that:
#1200/5+35/5#

#1200/5=240# (since 12/5 is 2.4) *
#35/5=7#

Adding those results together:
#240+7=247#

*#12/5=2.4# because #10/5=2# and #(12-10)/5=2/5=0.4#

Answer 3 · 2017-09-02T06:20:18

#247#

To simplify a fraction you can divide the top and bottom by a common factor. In this case the only factor is #5#

#(1235 div 5)/(5div5) = 247/1#

#=247#

Note that #5/5=1#

Multiplying or dividing by #1# does not change the value of a number or expression, only what it looks like.
#247# is the simplest form.